"Wake the Vote" students Cam Migdol, Erica Jordan, Ryan Wolfe and Camry Wilborn discuss their experience working on the Iowa campaign caucuses and how young people are using social media to engage in the political process. watch

"Wake the Vote" is a full year, deep immersion, civic engagement program where students learn about American elections by taking part in them. Erica Jordan, Cam Migdol, Ryan Wolfe and Camry Wilborn discuss their experience in the program. watch

Although Marco Rubio came out strong in Iowa, the senator struggled in Saturday night's debate in New Hampshire as the GOP governors targeted his inexperience. Boris Epshteyn, Elise Jordan, Basil Smikle and Christopher Borick join to discuss. watch

The 2016 campaign has put the spotlight on a variety of issues from immigration, to voting rights, to environmental justice especially in light of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. However, Sweet Honey in the Rock has been working on and singing about these issues for decades. They give a special performance in Nerdland. watch

The World Health Organization has officially pushed the crisis button on Zika, the virus linked to the incurable brain damage in newborns. Melissa Harris-Perry is joined by Program Specialist at the Center for Reproductive Rights, Paula Avila-Guillen and Senior Fellow of the IIHA at Fordham University, Dr. Alexander Van Tulleken, to discuss how... watch

This year, American voters have an opportunity to make history, presidential gender history. The all-female panel of Nancy Cohen, the author of “Breakthrough,” Assistant Professor at Rutgers University, Brittney Cooper, Associate Professor at New York University Cristina Beltran and Republican strategist Susan del Percio hash out whether... watch

The Flint water crisis has renewed attention to the broader threat of lead exposure to communities and in particular to children around the country. The Director of Schomburg Center, Khalil Gibran Muhammad and former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner join Melissa Harris Perry to discuss the lead poisoning problem in multiple American cities. watch

This week, national political leaders turned their focus to the water crisis in Flint. On Sunday, Hillary Clinton, will be taking a break from the campaign trail to fly to Flint, Michigan at the invitation of the Mayor. Flint resident, Melissa Mays, shares how this crisis has affected her family. watch